Randolph S. Diggs III

The Heart of a Champion

Electronic Sports, simply abbreviated as eSports, can be explained as a sport that is just in electronic from. When we think of Sports, we think of activities involving physical exertion and skill in which an individual or team competes against another or others. Although eSports may not offer the same type of physical exhaustion that real life sports provide. The mental aspect of eSports is just as competitive, if not more so. At first thought, one will assume that the common reason to play Video Games, is to simply have fun, to get away, without truly getting away. Both true to a degree of extent. Say for instance you play basketball, you play for fun with your friends; after a while you realize not only are you having fun, you’re developing skill. With skill comes competition, and with competition comes self improvement. So, how do you improve upon one’s self, the answer is simple, you compete against others who too, wish to better themselves. You know the saying, you are only as good as your competition. That is true with any sport, or anything you do. One cannot compete at the highest level unless he/she has competed against the best. Casual competition alone will not make you a great player, a good one, sure. This is the part where the parents begin to question, they are upset because the Champion is spending most of his daylight indoors. The reason for this, is that the Champion, wishes to reach a new level, a level that opposes a threat to the competition. The Champion will soon realize that their goal is not wanted by him alone, it’s shared with countless others. When you meet your match, you will know if this is what you want. This is the foundation that drives eSports, the defeat of losing produces the drive for winning. The Players that endure, and accept their failures, faults, and